The Best Idler Games

Update, : My Time added at rank #31.
1

Paragon Pioneers (2022)

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90
Review score
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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

Paragon Pioneers is a casual island management game where you build and manage a series of island nations. It offers over 100+ buildings to advance through and has an abstract look and mechanics that make it easy to manage on small screens. It's a stress-free game for casual players.


Pros:
  • Detailed explanations and tutorials
  • No ads or premium currencies
  • Easy to pick up and put down
  • Reminiscent of the Anno series with idle gameplay
  • No inherent time limit
  • Over 100+ buildings to advance through
Cons:
  • Long waiting times
  • Lack of a thrilling narrative
  • Game mechanics become increasingly complex
  • Colonization aspect may be troublesome for some players
  • Combat has a limited army size and isn't very interesting

  • idler
  • city-building
  • colony
  • tutorial
  • management
  • base-building
  • building
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • crafting
  • economy
  • top-down
  • relaxing
  • 2d
  • resource-management

2

The Sin (2021)

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77
Review score
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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair


  • idler
  • horror
  • crime
  • psychological
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • text
  • empire
  • mythology
  • narration
  • detective
  • demons
  • thriller
  • management
  • hand-drawn

3

Tap Ninja - Idle Game (2022)

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89
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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

Destroy enemies, earn gold, upgrade your village, become a Ninja Master!


  • idler
  • collectathon
  • clicker
  • ninja
  • rogue-like
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • medieval
  • 2d
  • hack-and-slash
  • pve
  • casual

4

MergeCrafter (2021)

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84
Review score
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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Mac OS

MergeCrafter is a fun and relaxing puzzle game set in the magical world of Runaria where you can merge everything into better and more powerful items. Adventure through the mysterious lands, meet charming characters, complete quests, and discover hidden treasures. Use your crafting skills to harvest resources and explore unique biomes. It's a nice casual game to spend extended periods of time playing and entertaining. Play for free now!


Pros:
  • Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • Nice casual game to spend extended periods of time playing
  • Entertaining mini-game to get chests
  • Good game on most respects
  • Lack of stakes works in game's favor
Cons:
  • Presence of energy cap ruins the game, with no easy way to obtain premium currency without payin
  • Difficult to obtain certain items needed for quests
  • Slow rate at which new areas are unlocked
  • Mini-game chests provide no challenge and do not apply to quests

  • mining
  • idler
  • movement
  • collectathon
  • crafting
  • match-three
  • base-building
  • loot
  • relaxing
  • grid
  • puzzle
  • simulation
  • management
  • isometric

5

The Longing (2020)

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85
Review score
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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.


  • choices
  • point-and-click
  • walking-simulator
  • underground
  • idler
  • multiple-endings
  • hand-drawn
  • idle
  • real-time
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • experimental
  • exploration
  • book
  • 2d

6

Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game (2020)

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93
Review score
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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Leaf Blower Revolution is a Free to Play idle game where you blow away leaves with nuclear leaf blowers, unlock upgrades, earn achievements, and more. Try out Leaf Blower Revolution now and watch numbers going up!


  • idler
  • clicker
  • relaxing
  • pixel
  • event-driven
  • top-down
  • funny
  • collectathon

7

Idle Slayer (2020)

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92
Review score
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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Idle Slayer is an incremental game with idle and active playstyle mechanics, medieval pixel art visuals and retro 8-bit sounds and music.


  • idler
  • clicker
  • 2d
  • experimental
  • pixel
  • casual
  • nonlinear
  • medieval
  • attack

8

Melvor Idle (2021)

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88
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Mac OS Android IOS iPhone Linux web browser PC Windows

Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.


  • idler
  • mining
  • automation
  • fishing
  • runescape
  • magic
  • crafting
  • minimalist
  • cartoony
  • demons
  • skill

9

Jelly (2021)

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80
Review score
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Linux Mac OS PC Windows amazon appstore Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile store google play app store

Jelly is a simple match 3 game, tap screen drag and drop the jelly get high score. Made in Construct 2. Enjoy the game!The game has nice graphics and music. Collect as many Jelly as you can and get the most points. Forward!

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  • illustration
  • casual
  • design
  • idler
  • platform
  • clicker
  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • 1980s
  • arcade
  • cerebral
  • time
  • manipulation
  • amusement
  • 2d

10

100 hidden turtles (2022)

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97
Review score
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PC Windows

Hidden object game in the undersea world setting. At first black and white hand-drawn graphics in a cartoon style. Then the game becomes colored. Animated fish and algae.

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  • idler
  • collector
  • creature
  • hand-drawn
  • hidden-object
  • scroller
  • fishing
  • family-friendly
  • clicker
  • point-and-click
  • cartoony
  • colourful
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • casual

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